Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3,635, Elijah Fooshee, N.C.

SERVICE
N.C.
Y Jooshee, Elijah
NUMBER
R. 3635
Born in N.C.
CONTENTS

37037 Declaration of Edjoh Donke for a Pension under Act of June 7 1832

37037.
Elijah Fooshee Jan.
Act. 7 June '32
3625

Declaration of Elijah Fooshee
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7, 1832
State of Tennessee
Wilson County
On this 8th day of April 1845 personally appeared in open Court, before the Justices of the County Court of said County of Wilson, (the same being a court of record) now sitting in Lebanon Elijah Fooshee, a resident citizen of said County & State, - aged about 81 years & some months, having been born 22 Dec. 1763, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832
That entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated.
In the Month of August 1780 he volunteered as a private in the State guards of North Carolina. On the 1st day of the month of August at a general muster a call was made for volunteers, he & seven or eight others stepped out & a draft was then made for others. The 15th of the same month was the day fixed for the rendezvous at the house of Colonel Litrells about the center of Chatham County North Carolina within about eight miles of the residence of this declarant. On which day he entered the service & received arms from the State. Litrell was Colonel, John Butler Major. John Mayborn Captain, your declarant was elected Lieutenant, & James Cretchfield ensign. The times were then very troublous times numerous in Randolph & other adjacent counties, & barracks were built & other preparations made for defense or attack. About the middle of September having made some progress in discipline & other preparations for efficient service, the troops took up the line of march against the Tories, horse-thieves & robbers, & went into Randolph, Montgomery & Moore counties. In the latter county we had an engagement with the

toris under the command of a Tory by the name of Captain Duck, at the house of a man by the name of Alston. Three or four rounds were fired by each side - six of the Tories were killed & four of the Whigs were wounded. They were in the house some in each story of the house. One of the Tories (a 'scotchman') during the battle got a bundle of flax & run with it, after setting it on fire to burn the house, but being discovered by our party was shot down when examined had three balls in him. This declarant shot one ball at him & two others during the conflict. The Tories fled & were seen by us no more. We then heard of a man being murdered by the Tories near the house of a Baptist preacher by the name of Davis, in Ghatous County. Our party, then consisting of about twenty, the other troops having been in the same manner divided out were engaged in different sections - our party were under the command of the Captain hereof named. On however we overhauled some of the party who had perpetrated the murder alluded to so their mischief, killed John & Tom Philip as they  who retreated, & took Frank Arving the had man among them prisoner, & on the next day hung him on a large limb of a walnut tree on the bank of the river about two hundred yards above Pettys Mill. He was a large fat man & before he swung off acknowledged many of his crimes & refused to ask for any quarters. This declarant afterwards ascertained that the same party had robbed the house of his father of a cloak, half doz in gold that belonged to his mother & with other things the rifle of this declarant. From this we went back to the Station at Sitells where we remained about a week or ten days, & then divided out into parties & went out again through the adjoining counties, scouring the country in every direction & returned to the Station in November took up winter quarters. About the first of March the Tories became pretty bold again & we marched out to meet them, which we did about the middle of

March at Lindley's Mill on Bain Creek on the road to Hillsborough - we had our whole force about eighty in number & Colonel Letrell was in command. The Tories were commanded by Col. Fanning a celebrated British Tory & the same Captain Duck before mentioned with about 120 men. The battle commenced about 9 O'c & continued about one hour when the Tories retreated leaving about 36 killed on the field. Captain Duck being among the slain. Col. Fanning as we understood afterwards was wounded in the action but made his escape. On our side there were four killed & three wounded. Col. Letrell while gallantly fighting at the head of the regiment was killed. The Tories were all mounted & our troops were on foot & consequently we did not pursue them. This was about six miles from our station to which we returned after the action with the bodies of our beloved Colonel after having buried the other three gallant fellows in coffins on the battle ground. He then remained at the barracks until the expiration of the term of eight months for which we had engaged, which occurred about the middle of May April 1781. Our Major Butler then stated to us that our time was out & that we were discharged. We then went home, but received no written discharge.
This Colonel held his command of Linton until for the whole term. He had his commission from the Governor, but it, with all his other papers were destroyed before he left N.C. by an unaccountable accident - a storm which threw down his house destroyed almost every thing that was in it.
2 Terms of Service. This Colonel returned at home with his father, until about the 20 May 1781 when a call was again made for mounted volunteers, when he again entered the service & was elected Captain. Asa Evans was elected Lieutenant & James Grutchfield who was out in the other tour was elected Ensign.

4 Mr Goldson was Colonel Joseph Raper was major. The acted under the orders of General Ambrose Powney who was the general of the county of Chatham but did not go out with our regiment. He entered at once upon our duties & secured the country all around embracing some 8 or ten counties but had no engagement with the enemy. When not marching, which was but a small portion of our time, we were generally stationed at Colonel Goldson's. On hearing that Colo. Lee was coming on to attack the British at Guilford our troops were at once put in motion to join him, but on arriving at Harts Mill in Orange County we heard the firing at Guilford about 20 miles distant, finding we were too late to be of any service, called a halt there where we remained two or three days, & on hearing the result of the battle we returned to Colo. Goldson's & re- mained there three or four days when we again entered upon the duty of securing the adjacent country to protect the people from the Tories & British until we heard of the surrender of Gen. Wallas at York where the Tories became peaceable & the people generally quite secure. They remained after this most of their time at their stations or camp at Colo. Goldson's until the expiration of the term for which they had volunteered were discharged on the 20 November by the Colo- nel, but no written discharges were given.
We furnished our own horses & most of us This declarant among the number, our arms.
So this declarant served his country in the command of Lieutenant as a volunteer one campaign or engagement of 8 months And one as Captain of Cavalry in all 6 months 14 do.
He has no documentary evidence of his services nor does he now know of any living witness by whom he can prove them.

15 In answer to the interrogatories embraced in the instructions of the War Department, the Claimant further declares upon his oath before the Court, that he was born as before stated in the 22 nd Decr. 1763 in Chatham County North Carolina. The time of his birth was recorded in his father's family bible where he has often read it & recollects it distinctly as above stated, but where the said bible now is he does not know. He thinks no other record of his age. At the time he entered the service he was living with his father, Simon Gooshee, in Chatham County North Carolina where he remained until December 1841 when he removed to the County of Smith where he lived with his daughter Mrs. Pettypone about one year. Then came to the adjoining county of Wilson where he has lived ever since & now resides with another daughter Mrs. Harrison. The answer to the 4, 5 & 6 interrogatories are fully embodied in this declaration. In answer to the 7 th short interrogatory he states that he is known by many persons in his present neighbourhood among whom are the following, who he believes would testify as to his character & their belief of his services in the Revolutionary War. Shelah Waters Esq., Col. Denis Brutton, Col. C. W. Cummings, Miss B. Guild, — Hoffman, George L. Swan, Dr. Hazzard — Sweat &c &c.
The declarant further states that as a reason for the lateness of his application, that he had determined not to call upon his government for aid under any of the pension laws. To this he would have adhered but for the misfortunes by which he has been reduced to poverty & entire dependence upon the charity of others, & most if not all of those who would be most inclined to assist him are unable to extend to him much relief. And being now overwhelmed by the infirmities of old age & entirely unable to work for his living, with a wife in the same condition of dependence & now about seventy five years of age, he feels that he has a right to avail himself of the liberal provisions of his government in behalf of those who took part in the war of Independence.
He has never received one cent for the services rendered by him by either the State or Federal Government.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any state Sworn to & subscribed in open court Elizah Fooshee This April 8, 1845
J. D. McClain clerk of Wilson County Court
We James Warren a clergyman residing in the county of Wilson & Thomas Vaughan residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elizah Fooshee who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be between eighty & two years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, & that we concur in that opinion James Warren
Sworn to & subscribed in open court Thomas Vaughan This Apr. 8, 1845 J. D. McClain clerk of Wilson County Court
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, & after perusing the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that James Warren who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman residing in the county of Wilson & that Thomas Vaughan who has signed the same is a resident in the same county is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit
S. Waters W. G. Clemmons John W. White
I, Josiah D. McClain, Clerk of the County Court of said County of Wilson do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elizah Fooshee for a Pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office, this 8th April 1845
J. D. McClain clerk of the County Court of Wilson County

Hon. M c L. Morey Secretary of War

Lebanon Apl. 8 1845-
Hon. Secretary of War Sir
The accompanying papers on the application of Capt. Hooskee for a pension have been prepared by me for him. You will confer a great favor on a suffering old soldier by having his case attended to as soon as practicable. You will please order communications on the subject to be addressed to me. I think the case is fully made out & there is no doubt at all among them who know the old Captain of the merit of his claim. If any thing be defective I will of course be informed of it by the proper officer, but I believe it will be found correct in all points.
Very respectfully your At. Servt. Rasbarn Thers.

326 p. 2.
Elijah Goodhue
n. O
ad 7. June 32.
Goodhue

House of Reps. January 7 th 1848
G. H. Brown Esq Acting Compt. of Pensions
Sir.
I have rec d . a letter in behalf of a worthy old man by the name of Elijah S. Hooper of Chatham County North Ga, requesting me to give some attention to his application for a pension; but I am not informed whether the application is on file in your office, or is before Congress. Will you search and let me know whether his papers are on file in your office, and if so , what is the state of the application -
Yours Respectfully
Chas. Fisher

Aug 26. 1846
Recd
loyd Foster
James L. Edwards Washington 26

Bartholomew Temple August 12 1846
Dear Sir
Some time in the year 1845 one Mr. Eliza Hoshue of Nelson County had his declaration drawn up with the money proceeding in the County Court which papers was sent to that office as I am informed claiming a Pension under act of 7th June 1832 Since which time they have never heard from the claim Mr. Hoshue died some months ago and his widow requests that I would write to you and know what was ever done in the case or what further proof is required will you please inform me I am am Respectfully W. E. Jones
J. L. Edwards

Elijah Foose - South Carolina
3655 - Rejected -
On 14 th March 1835
Hon. A. Rencher
See letter to Hon. A. Rencher
15 th Febry 1837 - (Copy)
From Col. Fisher 14 Jany 1840
ditto 12 Mar 1840
Dr. Wm. S. Pierce June 19, 1840.

No. 27039
Rev. Doctor
Henry
del. to Rev. Dr. Farthingham
1845
to W. E. Day V.P. 11. 42
June 9th 1832

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
3635
P. O.
Elijah Pooshee
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized.
_____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis.
Searched for _____
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